# Incident 19781128024369I: Boeing 727, Des Moines, IA, November 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1978, 07:00 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Natl
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7626U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7626U-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781128024369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT LOST BOTH VHF COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. RETURNED FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N7626U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800103010219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103010219I), Jan 3, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7626U), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Pilot's sliding window outer pane cracked. Replaced by maintenance at o'hare.
- [Incident 19790922050649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922050649I), Sep 22, 1979: Boeing 727222 (N7626U), Chicago, IL. Lost "a" hydraulic system due to a leak in the line between "b" system module and #2 engine firewall.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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